It is not every day you wake up to find you’ve been gaslit by the king.
In this YouTube monologue, Molly McPherson critiques the casual use of the term “gaslighting” and offers a precise definition rooted in psychological manipulation: it is the act of labeling someone as “crazy” or attributing their behavior to mental illness rather than acknowledging factual disagreement. She argues that many people misuse the word, treating it as a generic insult. McPherson then applies this definition to a recent public statement about Charles Spencer, asserting that blaming him for his grief and framing him as the sole problem is a classic example of gaslighting. She contends that dismissing Spencer’s emotional response is not merely an attack on him but also an indirect dismissal of Princess Diana, whose memory and legacy are tied to the family’s handling of grief. Throughout, she maintains that gaslighting is never an acceptable response, especially when used to silence or delegitimize personal loss, and she frames the royal family’s narrative as a manipulation of public perception.
